In a statement gotten from
the blog of the Defence
Headquarters, the
helicopter was said to have
crashed four minutes after
take-off.

The statement reads, "A
Nigerian Air Force
Helicopter with call sign
Shark 23 on a training
mission executed a
controlled forced landing 4
minutes after take-off at the
runway approach end of
Yola International Airport
today at about 0930hours.

"There is no casualty
recorded as all the crew
members have been
recovered back to the base.
"The Nigerian Air Force
Headquarters has already
set up an investigation
panel to unravel the
circumstances that led to
the incident."

source:AIT website

A military helicopter on surveillance mission has crashed in Damare, a suburb of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa state.

A resident, Jamilu Inuwa, said saw the chopper go down.

“The helicopter crashed in Damare,” he said. “I don’t know if it is a military plane or not.” he said.A Yola-based journalist however told PREMIUM TIMES he had it on good authority that the helicopter was on surveillance mission and was carrying arms and ammunition.

Source: http://.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1213-breaking-military-helicopter-on-surveillance-mission-crashes-in-adamawa